wish list

so, usually, I have a holiday wish list created by the end of the october. needless to say, things have been a bit nutty {i.e. moving in with the mister, huge store opening, etc.} I'm also really lucky to be heading back to iowa city, at my parents' expense, for the upcoming holiday, listening to tunes on my new iPod nano {also at my parents' expense}, so my holiday season isn't going to be the same. but I'm still a kid at heart and can still make christmas lists pages long. it's likely that I'll always make them that way. it's just the way I am. so this is my holiday wish list...maybe not pages long, but still a really great read.

love these boots.

ooooh, and these.

really needing some more of this.


wanting to make this my signature.
adding another pair of these to my collection.
warming up with this.

cozying up with this.
and this...just to be indulgent.

bonkosi* sneak peek

here's a little sneak peek of what i've been up to...

hometown to-dos...

so, here's the long awaited post. I know, I know...you've been biting your fingernails for a few months now, haven't you? well, you can thank me for saving your fingers, because here it is. I'll be returning to the midwest for a week's long stay and there are so many things that I cannot wait to do that I have a make a to-do list. what better place than here, in cyberspace, so I really won't forget. {and you can all hold me accountable for it, too!} much of my time will be spent rubbing my sister's pregnant belly, spoiling my nephews and niece to pieces, laughing, eating and embracing my 90+ year-old grandmother from zaire whom I've never met, but I am determined to do a few things on the side, too.

{1} breakfast @ the leaf kitchen every day with john...and jaclyn {who will be there in spirit}.

{2} dinner @ devotay for great wine and even better people.

{3} trips to dulcinea to hang out with JJ and paruse the goods.

{4} coffee w/ paula and a host of others @ the java house.

{5} an adventure to houseworks, artifacts, and decorum...to find some pieces to decorate OUR {me+him} apartment!

{6} meeting with niki @ RSVP to talk business and sell my jewels.

{7} nights out on the town with the boys {john, david, joe} @ fine establishments like quinton's, the mill, the foxhead, george's...

{8} a visit to the terribly missed steve, cody, wayne & ritchie.

{9} lunch @ oasis & which wich to use up my freeeeeeebies!

{10} the opportunity to freeze my tookis off @ the johnson county fairgrounds to watch john cream joe l in the 2008 jingle cross rock. {i'm just sayin'...}

so, there you have it. i've got my work cut out for the next few weeks, including a lululemon athletica store opening in georgetown and some incredible merchandising, moving into a 1BR apartment with john the same weekend and a trip to I-O-W-A! needless to say, I can't wait.